The Klipsch Jubilee in Black Ash — Klipsch’s Ultimate Heritage Statement
This is the Black Ash finish of the Klipsch Jubilee, the handcrafted flagship of the entire Klipsch Heritage Series. The Jubilee was the last loudspeaker Paul W. Klipsch personally worked on before his passing, and it stands today as the fullest expression of the horn-loaded philosophy he pioneered with the original Klipschorn in 1946. In Black Ash, the Jubilee’s scale and presence take on a darker, more architectural character that suits modern listening rooms as much as it suits a dedicated two-channel den.
Antonio’s Pick
“The Jubilee is the one speaker in our lineup that genuinely stops people mid-sentence when we uncover it in the showroom. It is not a subtle upgrade over a Klipschorn or La Scala — it is a completely different scale of horn-loaded speaker, closer to what you would hear from a cinema-grade professional system than a home hi-fi speaker. The trade-off is real: this is a built-to-order, two-piece-per-side speaker that needs a serious room and a serious amplifier pairing to make sense. If you are on the fence, come compare it side by side against a Klipschorn AK7 — hearing the difference in person is the only way to know if you actually need this much speaker.” — Antonio Romeo, Owner, CapitalSound.ca
A Two-Way, Fully Horn-Loaded Flagship
Unlike the three-way Klipschorn and La Scala, the Jubilee is a two-way design built around a 7" titanium-diaphragm compression driver (K-693) with a 5" voice coil handling the high frequencies, paired with dual 12" fiber-composite cone woofers (K-283) loaded into a folded, vented horn enclosure for the low end. That horn-loaded low-frequency section is what allows the Jubilee to reach down to 18Hz while maintaining the effortless dynamic headroom Klipsch horns are known for — sensitivity averages 110 dB on the high end and 107 dB on the low end, figures that put most powered subwoofers to shame from a passive design.
Active Crossover Required, By Design
The Jubilee is engineered around an active crossover rather than a conventional passive network. Each Jubilee ships as two separate sections per side — a low-frequency bass horn section and a high-frequency horn section — that are time- and phase-aligned electronically at a 340Hz crossover point using Klipsch’s DSP-based active crossover. This is what allows the Jubilee to hit a rated maximum SPL of 125 dB at 1 meter with genuinely clean, undistorted output. It also means proper setup matters: this is a speaker we set up and dial in for customers, not a plug-and-play tower.
Book-Matched Black Ash, Built to Order in Hope, Arkansas
Every Jubilee is hand-built to order at the Klipsch factory in Hope, Arkansas, the same facility that has produced Klipschorns since the 1940s. The Black Ash veneer is book-matched left to right, meaning both cabinets in a pair are cut from the same piece of timber and arranged to mirror each other at the seam — a detail that is easy to miss in a photo but obvious once you are standing in front of a pair. Given the scale of the cabinets (each low-frequency section alone weighs 330 lbs), this is heirloom furniture as much as it is a loudspeaker.
Audition the Klipsch Jubilee in Our Ottawa Showroom
I do not say this about many products, but the Jubilee genuinely needs to be heard to be believed — photos and spec sheets undersell what a fully horn-loaded, actively crossed-over flagship like this can do in a real room. Book an appointment at our Ottawa showroom and we will walk you through setup, amplifier pairing, and placement, and let you compare the Jubilee directly against our Klipschorn AK7 and La Scala AL6 so you can hear exactly what the extra scale and the active crossover buy you. We deliver and install Jubilee pairs across Canada, and we handle the crossover configuration as part of that process.
Product Highlights
- Flagship two-way, fully horn-loaded Heritage Series loudspeaker
- High frequency: K-693 7" titanium-diaphragm compression driver with 5" voice coil
- Low frequency: dual K-283 12" fiber-composite cone woofers, horn-loaded vented enclosure
- Frequency response: 18Hz–20kHz (+1.75dB/-3dB)
- Sensitivity: 110 dB average (HF) / 107 dB average (LF)
- Power handling: HF 100W continuous/400W peak; LF 300W continuous/1200W peak
- Maximum SPL: 125 dB @ 1m (using DSP active crossover)
- Nominal impedance: HF 16 ohms (7.6 ohm minimum @ 4.3kHz); LF 8 ohms (3.5 ohm minimum @ 160Hz)
- Active crossover frequency: 340Hz
- Dimensions: 50.25"W x 69.5"H x 30.25"D (each, assembled)
- Weight: 330 lbs (low-frequency section) + 78 lbs (high-frequency section) per side
- Book-matched Black Ash wood veneer over MDF enclosure
- Hand-built to order in Hope, Arkansas
- Warranty: 10 years (Klipsch Heritage warranty — covers current and future Heritage models)
What's in the Box
- 2 low-frequency horn-loaded bass cabinets
- 2 high-frequency horn sections
- Active crossover / DSP hardware and cabling
- Assembly hardware for mating upper and lower sections
- Owner’s manual and setup guide
- Klipsch “Congratulations” letter and brochure
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Jubilee available in Canada, and can CapitalSound.ca deliver it outside Ottawa?
Yes. As an authorized Klipsch Heritage dealer, we can order and deliver a Jubilee pair anywhere in Canada, and our team handles white-glove delivery, placement, and active crossover setup as part of that process. Because every pair is hand-built to order in Hope, Arkansas, lead times are longer than in-stock Heritage models — we’ll give you a realistic timeline when you place your order.
Do I need a separate amplifier for each Jubilee section?
The Jubilee’s active crossover splits the signal between the high- and low-frequency sections before amplification, which means most installations use two amplifier channels per side (four total for a stereo pair) rather than a single amp per speaker. We help customers plan an amplification setup that matches their room and budget during the audition process.
How is the Jubilee different from the Klipschorn or La Scala?
The Klipschorn and La Scala are three-way, passively crossed-over corner-horn designs rooted in Klipsch’s original 1940s architecture. The Jubilee is a newer, two-way design built specifically around an active crossover and a larger horn-loaded bass section, trading some of the corner-horn footprint efficiency for even greater dynamic headroom and lower bass extension. It is the more expensive, more specialized option of the two.
